Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...

With an alarm safety compliance guide, blood clot prevention handout, infection control video and hospital-associated infection surveillance e-book, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality has ...

Each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (CDC). In fact, ...

The Joint Commission has announced it has released the second in a series of animated videos to encourage patients to become active participants in their healthcare, with the latest 60-second video ...

Members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) voted Friday to defend what some have called weak standards of infection control for healthcare settings, agreeing ...

Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an urgent global ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) generate direct costs to U.S. hospitals estimated in the tens of billions annually.

CDC identifies Candida auris as a multidrug-resistant fungus spreading in hospitals. UK HealthCare targets early detection and response to improve treatment outcomes. Patients with invasive devices ...

Surgeon volume may not impact infection risk in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to results ...